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Smith-Madrone: Wines That Purists Could Love

Smith-Madrone: Wines That Purists Could Love

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Fredric Koeppel
Jan 04, 2008
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Sometimes it feels as if I have been condemned to a Circle of Hell, a mild circle certainly, compared to the more ingenious and punitive arrangements further down, but still one in which I am enjoined eternally to taste millions of Napa Valley cabernet sauvignon and chardonnay wines that all seem alike. The cabernets feature heaps of toasty new oak, sup…

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